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Positive outlook for Toyota, BYD's expansion in PHEV market
Toyota and BYD are aggressively targeting Korea's niche plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) market, a move experts and industry officials view as a highly viable strategy to capture transitional demand and capitalize on Hyundai Motor Group's…
Colorado to roll out new rules for retail electric vehicle chargers July 1
Colorado will implement new rules July 1 for retail electric vehicle charging stations meant to increase transparency and ensure consistency for consumers and business owners. While the requirements will be enacted this year, the Colorado Division…
China Overshadows Global Automotive Industry, AlixPartners Says
An employee works on a new energy vehicle assembly line at a BYD factory in Huaian in China's eastern Jiangsu province on July 6, 2020. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP via Getty Images) / China OUT China's auto industry, despite falling sales at home…
Hybrid's Moment Becoming Momentum As EV Sales Lag
As gas prices remain high, sales of hybrid electric vehicles are picking up sales momentum, industry data shows. The price of crude oil sank to $73.48 a barrel on Wednesday but the average price for a gallon of gasoline remains high at $3.92, ten…
Can Slate's $24,950 electric pickup truck win over EV skeptics?
Slate Auto is aiming to accomplish what Ford Motor couldn't — to get drivers to swap their gasoline-powered pickups for an electric truck. Slate on Wednesday began taking $300 preorders for its base $24,950 electric pickup truck, a price…
Hyundai Motor union set to leverage strike against Atlas robot deployment
Hyundai Motor's labor union is poised to use a potential strike as leverage to secure job protections against the carmaker's planned deployment of Atlas humanoid robots in its manufacturing operations. More than 86 percent of the carmaker's roughly…
Luce: Ferrari marketing boss quits just weeks after EV launch backlash
Ferrari's marketing boss has quit after 16 years at the company just weeks after a backlash over the launch of the supercar maker's first-ever electric car, the Luce. The firm announced this week that Enrico Galliera would leave the role of chief…
Gas at $9 a Gallon Sends Chinese EV Sales Soaring in Uruguay
The highest gasoline prices in Latin America are catapulting sales of mainly Chinese electric vehicles in Uruguay ahead of gas-powered cars for the first time, amid higher energy costs and looming changes to tax incentives. In a nation known for…
After successfully selling over 15 cars, Faraday Future would now like you to buy its robots
Faraday Future would like you to purchase an $89,900 robot. As part of its latest revamp, the embattled electric car company is now pitching a lineup of robots, including humanoids, quadrupeds and a robotic arm. If that name doesn't ring any bells…
People Shared 30 Future Predictions That Are Somehow More Terrifying Than AI Taking Our Jobs
'This goes in the other direction, too. Candidates who are caught on hot mics or hidden cameras displaying bigotry, accepting bribes, or engaging in other unsavory behavior will be able to dismiss the evidence as 'AI-generated.' We'll reach a point…
Top CATL boss cools expectations over next major leap in EV batteries
Robin Zeng Yuqun, head of the world's largest electric vehicle (EV) battery maker, has played down expectations for the much-hyped solid-state battery technology, predicting an inflection point would not take place until 2030. The founder and…
Toyota is gaining on General Motors in U.S. sales, according to new forecast
Toyota is expected to report a nearly 1% increase in U.S. sales through the first half of this year to 1.25 million vehicles, according to a new forecast by Cox Automotive. General Motors, the leading U.S. automaker by sales, is projected to see a…
Toyota threatens GM's sales crown as U.S. hybrid demand surges
General Motors is facing an uncomfortable reality: Toyota has a shot at taking the U.S. sales crown once again thanks to growing demand for its gasoline-electric hybrids. The Japanese automaker is expected to increase its market share to 15.8% in…
Slate Tests Electric Pickup Market With Price Under $25,000 - TT
Slate Auto unveiled a subcompact electric pickup priced at $24,950 with about 205 miles of range and 2,000 pounds towing capacity at a June 24 Los Angeles event. The low-cost model targets rising vehicle prices and weak EV demand after tax credit…
Industrial output rises 11.78%
The industrial production index rose 11.78 percent year-on-year to 136.65 last month, as strong demand for artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing applications continued to boost output in the information technology and…
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